Bytown Museum
The Bytown Museum is a museum in Ottawa located in the Colonel By Valley at the Ottawa Locks of the Rideau Canal on the Ottawa River, just below Parliament Hill.Photo: Dger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Ontario, Canada lower locks of the Rideau Canal at the Ottawa River just below Parliament Hill
- Address: 1 Canal Lane
- Roof shape: gabled
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parliament Hill and Centre Block.
Parliament Hill
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parliament Hill is an area of Crown land on the southern bank of the Ottawa River that houses the Parliament of Canada in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. It accommodates a suite of Gothic revival buildings whose architectural elements were chosen to evoke the history of parliamentary democracy.
Centre Block
Photo: Arctic.gnome, CC BY 2.5.
The Centre Block is the main building of the Canadian Parliament buildings on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario, containing the House of Commons and Senate chambers, as well as the offices of a number of members of parliament, senators, and senior administration for both legislative houses. Centre Block is situated 190 metres southwest of Bytown Museum.
National War Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National War Memorial, titled The Response, is a tall, granite memorial arch with accreted bronze sculptures in Ottawa, Ontario, designed by Vernon March and first dedicated by King George VI in 1939. National War Memorial is situated 260 metres southeast of Bytown Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include ByWard Market and Ottawa.
ByWard Market
Neighborhood
Photo: Trappy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The ByWard Market, is a retail and entertainment district in the downtown core of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to the east of Parliament Hill and Major's Hill Park.
Ottawa
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Ottawa is Canada's capital. With over a million citizens, it is Canada's fourth-largest city, and Ontario's second-largest city. Visitors often come to Ottawa to see Parliament Hill and Canada's national museums, but the city also has much shopping, many restaurants, and lively nightlife.
Lower Town
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lower Town (also spelled "Lowertown" is a neighbourhood in Rideau-Vanier Ward in central Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to the east of downtown. It is the oldest neighbourhood of the city, with construction beginning in 1826.
Bytown Museum
- Categories: administrative building, building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.42584° or 45° 25′ 33″ northLongitude
-75.69766° or 75° 41′ 52″ westInception
1827Levels
3Open location code
87Q6C8G2+8WOpenStreetMap ID
way 128142335OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabledOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q5004646
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In Other Languages
“Bytown Museum” goes by many names.
- French: “musée Bytown”
- French: “Musée Bytown”
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Highlights include Rideau Canal Celtic Cross and Major’s Hill Park.
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